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Epinephelus tauvina
Greasy Rockcod
As recorded: Epinephelus tauvina (Forsskål, 1775)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Serranidae
- Collected by
- Sin-che Lee
- Date
- June 22, 1979
- Locality
- Taiwan; Lanyu (=Orchid Island); rocky tidepool
- Island
- Taiwan
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Epinephelus tauvina observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 470 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.

2026-10-12
Jazirat Abu Shushah 49720, Saudi Arabia
(c) KaneRJ, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
XWQ2+X8F, Hurghada 1, Red Sea Governorate 1960501, Ägypten
(c) Lu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
(c) Max Carter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
(c) Max Carter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Safaja, EG-BA, EG
(c) Max Carter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Sant Katrin, EG-JS, EG
(c) elegaer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Epinephelus tauvina. BPBM 22746. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36745230. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/22746.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36745230 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
